“It makes me feel better about myself to troll other teams sites from my Mom’s basement”
Come on fella,you signed up for an account to do this? That gnawing voice inside that is telling you that you are a complete loser is absolutely right. You have nothing to offer the world.

No problem, just thought maybe I was missing something.

Sorry – I meant to reply to whatsupknight

Hater, go root for kentucky.

Guess I don’t see how talking about my impressions of Troy Williams’ performance at that all star game & how I thought he will do while at IU was passing some kind of judgment on the group that were freshmen last year.

I have read the article and the piece you are referring to was actually written by Justin Albers, not Alex. It was a very good read and these writers always do a great job. That being said, I don’t need to have a different outlook on his character. I don’t have an outlook on his character. Troy (and every other player on our roster) seem like nice guys who try hard academically and work their tails off to improve as basketball players. I just choose not to think about the character or integrity of guys I’ve never met and likely never will meet. I wouldn’t want people I don’t know forming an opinion on a character so I try to stay away from it. To each his own though and I don’t want it come off like I have a negative perception of Troy’s character, I’m not arguing that Troy has accomplished a lot in his young life and seems to have a passion to keep on excelling.

Williams wasnt exactly a nobody at HS. Storied HS program, Va Gatorade of teh year etc.

I agree with you Kenneth… BTW great name…lol.. Thing is, he is quite a bit taller than Vic, in fact probably nearly three inches… and his skill set is better at this stage if his development. Ergo, I believe he may have bigger impact from day one. Guess we’ll all have to wait and see, but that is JMHO.

Is that wrong if i wish it would have gotten a little uglier! Haha

It’s a tough call. The kid hails from another country. He was injured. There is very little doubt his measurables are through the roof. It just has to show on the basketball court.

I like Hanner’s future but I’m thinking year three and four for some reason. I think he gets minutes but has so far to go.

But hey, could he surprise the H out of us? Absolutely.

Let’s not issue a final judgment on the ’12 recruiting class just yet. There were 4 1,000+ point scorers / 2 top 5 draft picks ahead of them.

Obviously Hanner has to improve a lot from last year. I guess my question is how much? what would be an acceptable ceiling? Clearly not everyone ends up being a NBA first round draft pick (or second, or free agent, ect)

I haven’t seen the picture, but I ran into him at the mall. He is every bit of 6’10 and solid. He’s going to be a beast, but I hope we have the quality depth to let him play the 4. With his coordination he can do things most college centers can’t, and it would save him some wear and tear in Big Ten play.

CC,
Alex did a great article write up on Troy some time back and it had a lot to do with where he came from, his lack of assistance (family) and still rose above it all. It’s a nice read so look it up and you will have a different outlook on his Character. No criticism here just info.